Apple Maps changes name of Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks next to a map with "Lake America" written on it as he attends an event to sign an executive order renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 27, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci

WASHINGTON, ⁠Sept 1 (Reuters) - Apple ⁠has changed ‌the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America" ​on the ⁠web version ⁠of its Apple ⁠Maps following ‌U.S. President ⁠Donald Trump's executive order ​renaming ‌the lake.

The move ⁠by ​Apple on Tuesday followed ⁠a decision by ​Alphabet late on Saturday to change ⁠the name of the lake on its ​Google ⁠Maps for U.S. ​users.

(Reporting ‌by David Shepardson; ​Editing by Chris Reese)